Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABB, BDC, BSFT, CLX, GLW, CVH, EIX, GPS, GRPN, NNN, NFLIX, PVR, QTWW, STP, URBN, VE)

August 21, 2012 by Jon C. Ogg

Source: Jon Ogg
These are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning.

ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.

BroadSoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) started as Underperform at Raymond James.

Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE: CVH) raised to Neutral at Wedbush.

Edison International (NYSE: EIX) raised to Buy at Argus.

Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) raised to Buy at Argus.

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) cut to Underweight at Barclays.

National Retail Properties Inc. (NYSE: NNN) started as Neutral at Baird.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) raised to Average at Caris & Co.

Penn Virgina Resource Partners (NYSE: PVR) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW) started as Buy at Roth Capital.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) cut to Sell at Argus.

Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) reiterated as Buy and raised price target to $38 at Canaccord Genuity. Also raised to Outperform at William Blair.

Veolia Environnment S.A. (NYSE: VE) cut to Underperform at BNP-Paribas.

JON C. OGG

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